[Bigg Red]

His civilian gay lover now stays with him in barracks instead.

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In the barracks!? What's up with that? Does not sound like military discipline to me. Can any British soldier bring some civilian into the barracks to live? What if he brought in a woman? Suppose he brought in a terrorist?

I don't pretend to know anything about our military's culture let alone that of the Brits, but, even ignoring the homo garbage, something's amiss here.

[El Gato]

In the barracks!? What's up with that?

I *hope* its a difference in terminology. We really don't have barracks anymore, more like dormitories, with two or three "man" rooms. I don't think we allow civilians to live there, but I guess if it weren't for the shared bathroom facilities, I guess having a wife in there instead of a same sex roommate wouldn't be *too* disruptive.

However I suspect by "barracks" they mean something like "military provided quarters".